The Hahnenkamm Races have been the most important event for Kitzbühel Ski Club since 1931. Over the course of time, Austria’s greatest ski festival has evolved into one of the most prestigious ski sporting events worldwide and ranks highly in the international sports world. Winning at Kitzbühel is a true highlight in every skier’s sporting career.

Having recently taken over as head of sales for the UK and Ireland at Cathay Pacific, Adrian Bastow was charged with launched the airline’s new route out of Manchester Airport to Hong Kong. But with trust in the Asian aviation sector dented by a spate of recent accidents, Breaking Travel News editor Chris O’Toole here catches up with him in London to see how the market is responding.

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Travel broadcaster Phil Blizzard discovers a festival which is a lot more than just shopping and one which is the most popular in the world. Organised annually under the universal theme of “One World. One Family. One Festival”, the Dubai Shopping Festival, DSF, is one of the world’s most popular retail festivals. As the first festival of its kind in the Middle East the DSF has played a major role in transforming the retail landscape and was one of the first initiatives that helped put Dubai firmly on the world stage as a shopping destination.

I have never been one for a traditional vacation. I don’t have kids, nor a 9-5 to step away from. With our relative freedom, my wife and I still like to get away from the day-to-day, trying on a different style of life for as long as we can manage. Sometimes we’ve wandered, other times we’ve traveled with great intention. But after a number of these excursions around the country, I’ve enjoyed several more than others. And I hope to share with you what about these adventures made them so enjoyable, things I would like to experience again.

There’s some quote somewhere about how true wealth is being able to do what you want with your time. I agree with that. I would add that it also has something to do with being able to do what you want where you want. This is the key to the traveling lifestyle. Freedom to go and do. If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you’ve read my strategies for traveling to where you want to be. For a lot of us, it’s tough to get over the hump from the daily grind to true traveling freedom. For those of you who aren’t over that hump yet, here are my tips for making your work work for you and your dreams.